What We Talked About on Facebook in 2014

By

Rubina Madan Fillion

Dec 9, 2014 12:13 pm ET

Facebook released its year-end findings on the topics users discussed most on the social network. They could be viewed as a reflection of the interests of the overall population. About 74% of U.S. adults on the Internet use Facebook, according to the Pew Internet Project.

Most of the topics that dominated discussion this year were major, ongoing news stories or sporting events.

Facebook’s top 10 lists were based on how frequently a topic was mentioned in users’ posts in 2014. In its methodology, the company said the posts “were analyzed in an aggregated, anonymized way.”